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China strengthens flu surveillance in rural regions
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-11-20 20:28
BEIJING, November 20 (Xinhua) -- China will strengthen flu prevention and
control in vast rural regions, according to a senior health official Sunday.
The Ministry of Health is going to set up more flu surveillance stations in
the rural areas, especially at village level, to ensure immediate detection and
report of flu epidemic, said Chen Xianyi, head of the contingency office of the
ministry.
In addition, the ministry will enhance training of township medical staff, to
make sure they inform experts of the disease once it is found, he said.
The ministry also vowed to strengthen prevention and control efforts of human
bird flu, said the official, noting there is no prove of human-to-human
transmission based on medical observation of the people with close to the
confirmed human cases.
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